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Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
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kuśo lava iti khyātau tayoś cakre kriyā muniḥ
antarvatnī—the pregnant wife; āgate—arrived; kāle—in due course of time; yamau—twins; sā—Sītādevī; suṣuve—gave birth to; sutau—two sons; kuśaḥ—Kuśa; lavaḥ—Lava; iti—thus; khyātau—celebrated; tayoḥ—of them; cakre—performed; kriyāḥ—the ritualistic ceremonies of birth; muniḥ—the great sage Vālmiki.
TRANSLATION
When the time came, the pregnant mother Sītādevī gave birth to twin sons, later celebrated as Lava and Kuśa. The ritualistic ceremonies for their birth were performed by Vālmiki Muni.
TEXT 12
अङ्गदश्चित्रकेतुश्च लक्ष्मणस्यात्मजौ स्मृतौ । तक्षः पुष्कल इत्यास्तां भरतस्य महीपते ॥१२॥
aṅgadaś citraketuś ca lakṣmaṇasyātmajau smṛtau takṣaḥ puṣkala ity āstām bharatasya mahīpate
aṅgadaḥ—Aṅgada; citraketuḥ—Citraketu; ca—also; lakṣmaṇasya—of Lord Lakṣmaṇa; ātmajau—two sons; smṛtau—were said to be; takṣaḥ—Takṣa; puṣkalaḥ—Puṣkala; iti—thus; āstām—were; bharatasya—of Lord Bharata; mahīpate—O King Parikṣit.
TRANSLATION
O Mahārāja Parikṣit, Lord Lakṣmaṇa had two sons, named Aṅgada and Citraketu, and Lord Bharata also had two sons, named Takṣa and Puṣkala.
TEXTS 13-14
सुबाहुः श्रुतसेनश्च शत्रुघ्नस्य बभूवतुः । गन्धर्वान् कोटिशो जघ्ने भरतो विजये दिशाम् ॥१३॥